From Pressure to Path: A Compassionate Framework for Sustainable Change
Creating change without pressure or perfection
A 6-Week Applied Learning Group with Live Coaching
Starting Tuesday, February 3, 2026
Every Tuesday at 6:30pm PST
Online via Microsoft Teams
Registration Now Open
New Group Launching – First Cohort
INTRODUCTION / OVERVIEW
Most of us were taught that change should be fast, linear, and permanent.
When it isn’t, we assume we’re failing.
This group offers a different approach.
From Pressure to Path is a guided, applied learning experience for people who want to create meaningful change without relying on pressure, perfectionism, or self-criticism. Rather than pushing harder, participants learn how to work with themselves — their capacity, context, values, and real lives.
This is not therapy, and it is not a quick-fix program.
It is a structured, compassionate learning group designed to help you understand why change has felt difficult — and how to move forward in ways that actually support progress.
WHO THIS GROUP IS FOR
This group is for people who:
Feel stuck in cycles of motivation followed by collapse
Are tired of trying to “push through” change
Struggle with burnout, shame, or unrealistic expectations
Want practical tools that respect real life
Are ready for a kinder, more effective way forward
You do not need to be “ready,” disciplined, or consistent to join.
Curiosity and willingness to reflect are enough.
Sharing is always optional. Listening counts as participation.
Attendance & Missed Sessions
To support privacy and psychological safety, live sessions are not recorded. If you are unable to attend a session, you will receive a detailed written summary of the content and exercises covered so you can stay connected to the material at your own pace
WHAT’S INCLUDED
✔ 6 live, 60-minute facilitated group sessions
✔ Small-group format with guided discussion
✔ Applied exercises you can use immediately
✔ Optional reading and journaling supports
✔ Ways I Showed Up for Myself: A 60-Day Self-Gratitude Practice journal included
✔ 1 optional bonus session focused on regulation and distress support
✔ Access to brief post-session support and clarification
WHAT YOU WILL WALK AWAY WITH
By the end of the group, participants will have:
A clearer understanding of why change has felt difficult
Personalized strategies for at least one specific area of change
A completed support map identifying strengths and gaps
Greater awareness of personal strengths and growth areas
A list of intrinsic values to guide decisions and effort
A small, realistic action plan aligned with real life, not pressure
Tools for responding to setbacks with understanding rather than self-judgment
Leave with Realistic Strategies
to Create the Changes you Want
No More One Size Fits All..
PRICING
Course Fee: $55
This price includes:
All 6 live sessions
Optional bonus session
The self-gratitude journal
To keep access simple:
$55 CAD for Canadian participants
$55 USD for U.S. participants
A limited number of sliding-scale spots are available.
If cost is a barrier, please reach out.
JOURNAL OPTIONS
The course includes the journal Ways I Showed Up for Myself.
You may choose one of the following options:
Option 1: Purchase on Amazon
Order the journal on Amazon and email a copy of your receipt.
The journal cost will be deducted from your course fee.
Option 2: Receive a copy from me
Provide a North American mailing address and I will send you a copy directly.
Details will be confirmed after registration.
You may decline but its a valuable part of the course and no reduction in course fee will be made for opting out.
Course Outline
From Pressure to Path: A 6-Week Applied Learning Group
Creating Sustainable Change Without Pressure or Perfection
Format
6 live, 60-minute group sessions (online via Microsoft Teams)
Plus 1 optional bonus session
Who this is for
This group is for people who are tired of approaching change through pressure, perfectionism, or self-criticism, and are looking for a more realistic, compassionate, and effective way forward. It is especially supportive for those who feel stuck in cycles of motivation and collapse, or who struggle with burnout, shame, or unrealistic expectations of themselves.
This is not therapy and not a quick-fix program. It is a guided, applied learning experience designed to help you understand why change has felt difficult, and how to work with yourself in ways that actually support progress.
Attendance & Missed Sessions
To support privacy and psychological safety, live sessions are not recorded. If you are unable to attend a session, you will receive a detailed written summary of the content and exercises covered so you can stay connected to the material at your own pace.
What This Group Offers
A respectful, non-judgmental learning environment
Practical frameworks grounded in real-life change challenges
Live facilitation and guided group discussion
Applied exercises that create personalized insight and tools
Supportive accountability without pressure or shame
Sharing is always optional. Participants are encouraged to engage at their own pace.
Course Arc and Weekly Sessions
Session 1 – Self-Gratitude as a Way of Knowing Yourself
Attunement, acknowledgement, and changing the relationship with self
This opening session introduces the self-gratitude practice as a powerful way to develop a more accurate and compassionate relationship with yourself. Rather than focusing on outcomes or performance, this practice helps you notice and acknowledge what is actually true about your efforts, choices, and inner experience.
Participants learn how attunement and acknowledgement create validation at a personal level, often for things that were never previously recognized or “counted.” This includes moments like setting a boundary, resting when needed, having a cup of tea, or brushing your teeth on a hard day. By giving ourselves credit for the things we were taught to dismiss, self-gratitude cuts directly through perfectionism, chronic striving, and the belief that we are never doing enough.
This session lays the foundation for a more empathic, supportive inner relationship to replace patterns of self-criticism, survival mode, and never-good-enough thinking. It introduces a new way of seeing yourself, grounded in reality rather than pressure.
Session 2 – Mapping the Light Switch Story
Where our beliefs about change, effort, and worth come from
This session explores the “light switch” belief, the idea that change should be fast, linear, and permanent. Through guided discussion and private reflection, participants examine where their expectations about change originated, including family systems, culture, relationships, and social messaging.
The session focuses on recognizing internalized voices such as the inner critic, the people-pleaser, and the perfectionist, and understanding how these voices shape self-talk during struggle. Participants begin to separate inherited beliefs from personal truth, creating space for more flexible and humane approaches to change.
Session 3 – Applying the Model to Real-Life Challenges
Developing practical strategies for an area of change you are struggling with
In this session, participants apply the Light Switch framework to a real, current area of change. Through facilitated group exploration, participants identify unhelpful expectations, clarify barriers, and develop specific, personalized strategies they can use immediately.
The focus is on realistic adjustments, supportive actions, and gentler definitions of progress. Participants leave with greater clarity and at least one concrete way to support themselves in an area that has felt difficult.
Session 4 – The Role of Support
Understanding comfort, capacity, and discernment in support
Support is not one-size-fits-all. This session introduces a practical model for understanding different types of support, including self-support, and explores how comfort asking for help and others’ capacity to provide support do not always align.
Participants create a personal support map, identify strengths and gaps in their support system, and choose one intentional shift to improve how they seek and receive support. The emphasis is on discernment, not dependence, and on reducing shame around needing help.
Session 5 – From Road to Path: Seeing Change Clearly
Reframing success with context, compassion, and realism
Participants step back to examine multiple areas of change in their lives using a structured, compassionate lens. This session focuses on understanding what is working, what is not, and why, including resources, emotional capacity, life context, and mindset.
Participants redefine success in ways that reflect real life rather than idealized expectations, and begin to personalize their approach to change based on honesty, context, and self-respect.
Session 6 – Setbacks, Values, and Staying With Yourself
Grounding change in identity instead of pressure
The final core session integrates harm-reduction principles, values, and identity-based motivation. Participants explore how externalized expectations and internalized “shoulds” undermine self-worth, and how reconnecting with intrinsic values supports sustainable effort, especially during setbacks.
This session helps anchor change in who you already are, rather than who you think you should be.
Bonus Session (Optional)
Regulation, Distress Tolerance, and Nervous System Support
This optional session is for participants who want additional tools for managing emotional intensity and stress. Topics include distress tolerance in everyday language, nervous system awareness, regulation strategies, and personalizing grounding and self-soothing tools.
Participation is optional and intended to support those who want deeper nervous-system-based strategies.
What You Will Walk Away With
By the end of the group, participants will have:
A clearer understanding of why change has felt difficult
Personalized strategies for at least one specific area of change
A completed support map identifying strengths and gaps
Greater awareness of personal strengths and growth areas
A list of intrinsic values to guide decisions and effort
A small, realistic action plan aligned with real life, not pressure
Tools for responding to setbacks with understanding rather than self-judgment
How This Group Is Different
No pressure to push through
No one-size-fits-all plans
No shame-based motivation
Emphasis on clarity, compassion, and personalization
Practical tools that respect capacity, context, and humanity
Group Structure & Participation
Each session will begin with a brief check-in, followed by an overview of what the week’s module holds. Sessions include a thoughtful mix of applied exercises, educational content (teaching frameworks and concepts), and guided group discussion. Each session closes with a short check-out and a preview of the following week.
Cameras may remain on or off at your discretion, and participation in group discussions is always voluntary. You will never be called on to share, and you will never be asked to read aloud or disclose your written exercises. Time is provided for personal reflection, with sharing offered only if you choose.
After each session, there will be an optional 20-minute window for one-on-one support or clarification.
If you have any questions of concerns please reach out to me directly at Kerismavere@gmail.com I hope you can join us.
